News Concord buys Native Tongue in eight-figure acquisition, expands in Australia and New Zealand Concord launches Concord Music Publishing ANZ following buyout of indie pubco
Interviews ‘We have a deep sense of who the artist is and how to support them.’ MBW interviews Capitol Christian Music Group Co-Presidents Brad O’Donnell and Hudson Plachy
News ONErpm launches global music publishing service, ONE Publishing, partnering with multiple PROs worldwide One Publishing launches globally for OneRPM clients across both premium and DIY services
News BMG buys Germany’s largest independent label, doubling its recorded music revenues in territory BMG says that deal 'redraws the map of the German music industry'
Analysis Blog ‘Streaming challenges can be met only by artists and labels working together.’ This MBW op/ed comes from Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive of the BPI, the UK’s trade body for the recorded music industry
Analysis News Sir Lucian Grainge on Universal’s new deal with Meta – and his belief that investment banks don’t ‘have the skill-sets or ability to exploit music rights’ Grainge was joined by Michael Nash and Boyd Muir on a call with analysts last week
News Stromae’s Mosaert label signs worldwide deal with Warner Chappell Music Mosaert was founded in 2009
News Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau breaks silence on $5,000 tour tickets Landau defends pricing, which has been based on market demand
News Lyrics platform Musixmatch secures strategic investment from TPG Growth Founded in 2010, Musixmatch claims to have assembled the world’s largest lyrics catalog
News Curve Royalty Systems expands, hiring Mhairi Palmer in North America and Britt Timmerman in the UK Palmer joins from Anthem Entertainment; Timmerman joins from Kobalt
Analysis Blog Interviews Why I’m doubling our investment in the UK music industry, just when people say it’s losing global power. Lucas Keller’s belief in the hit-making ability of British songwriters, producers and artists is unwavering...
Interviews Strange Fruits has tens of billions of streams – but it’s not without controversy. Its 25-year-old founder speaks out. Stef van Vugt, founder of Fruits Music, answers MBW's questions on our latest podcast
News Big result for major record companies, as UK competition watchdog dismisses need for music market investigation BPI celebrates, Hipgnosis expresses disappointment, at long-awaited conclusions
News Kobalt is pulling its 700,000 songs off Facebook and Instagram. Is the music biz headed for a historic bust-up with Meta? News comes just days after Epidemic Sound launched a $142m lawsuit against Meta for alleged infringement
Analysis News From Epidemic Sound suing Meta/Facebook to new music ‘shrinking’… It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week - and why they matter